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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2011
Takayuki Ito, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroshi Mizuno, Aisai, JP;
Kuniya Matsuura, Toyohashi, JP;
Masayuki Satou, Toyohashi, JP;
Takashi Fujiwara, Toyohashi, JP;
Takayuki Ito, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroshi Mizuno, Aisai, JP;
Kuniya Matsuura, Toyohashi, JP;
Masayuki Satou, Toyohashi, JP;
Takashi Fujiwara, Toyohashi, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device for fixing a toner image onto a recording paper includes a heating member for heating the recording paper, a pressing member for pressing the heating member by pressure-applying contact, a casing accommodating the heating member and the pressing member, and being provided with an exit port for discharging the recording paper, and a closing unit added to the exit port for keeping a temperature of the casing. The closing unit has a rotation member, and an opposed member forming a nip region together with the rotation member.